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2001 · Lockheed Martin

NROL-12 (Quasar 14)

successAtlas IIAS | NROL-12

The primary purpose of the SDS satellites is to relay imagery from low-flying reconnaissance satellites, notably the Keyhole optical reconnaissance and Lacrosse/Onyx radar reconnaissance satellites to ground stations in the United States.

Overview

Date / time
October 11, 2001 at 02:32 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36B
Mission
NROL-12 (Quasar 14)
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIAS →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 162
GEO